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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED Jirjna 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATU11DAY 3HO11XIXGkY 0 , 185)0- TWELVE PAGES. SIXGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SEW CAPITAL FALLS Rebels Fire San Fernando and Flee on Approach of MaoA.it ! ] BURNING TOWN IS OCCUPIE Lawton'a Oolnmn Meeta More Fight Than Was Earlier Reported , IMSURGENTS OCCUPY JUNGLE ON ALL SIDES Adoption of Indian Tactics Sives the Division from Savero Lou , RICH COMMISSARY STORES ARE CAPTURED I.nrgc UnniitUlcn of Ulco , Corn mid Arc * Added lo Amorloaii ( icniM-nt l.iiiiu IN Ill-ported U'oundrd. MANILA , May 0. 1:55 : p. m. Major Gcn- crnl MncArthur'a division ndvnnecil to San Fernando toduy tind found that the place had been evacuated by thu rebels , who left only a email detachment to cover their re treat by train. General MncArtbur occupied the burning town without loss. The rebels south of Manila attempted to rush through Brigadier General Ovenshlno's line last night. The attempt failed , but the robots maintained a fusillade of musketry on the Fourth Infantry regiment for several hours. The demonstration was Ineffectual , beyond scaring the Inhablunts of Malate. The outposts of the Idaho and California regiments beyond San Pedro Mucatlcro also attacked during the night. Major General Lawton Is still quartered at Ballnag. I.a\vton HUN llnril AVork. Detailed reports of the work of Major , * / General Lawton's expedition show that ( g harder flighting took place during the early part of this week than earlier accounts In dicated. In the attack upon San Hafnel the American forces were met with a heavy flro from a large number of rebels , who wcru concealed In the Jungle on all sides. It was only the adoption of the tactics followed in Indian fighting in the United States , every man for himself , that waved the division from great losu. General Lawton , as usual , was at the head of his line with his staff. Scott's battery demolished n stone-fronted trench at short range. The Insurgent leaders , Gregonlo and PIe Del I'llar , who hud 800 men in Ballnag , re- troatcd when General Lawton approached the town. Chief of Scouts Young , with cloven men , entered Ballnag ahead of the army and rang the church bells to announce that they had possession of the city. General Lawton , when attacking In force outside of Hallnag , saw women and children in the rebel trenches and sent Captain Case in advunco with a white Hag to warn the Insurgents to remove the non-combatants. When wlthfn 500 yards of the trenches two volleys wore llred at Captain Case's party. Chief of Scouts Young , whoso bravery at Jlnllimg wafc most notable , served as an Indian scout under Major General O. 0 Howard in his campaign In the northwest iu 1878. The work of Young's scouts was a feature of the expedition. On Wednesday twenty-three of the men encountered a body of 300 Filipinos beyond Ballnag and drove them until of the ISO rounds of ammuni tion which the scouts carried they had only fifteen rounds left. They wore about to retire when Lieutenant Boyd , with a troop oJ the Fourth cavalry , came up with them and chased the enemy into San Miguel. There are 2,000 Spanish prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos at San Miguel. They nro served with G cents' worth of rice dally and are compelled to work hard on the rebel defenses. Several hundred of the Filipino wounded nro at San Miguel. The Insurgents nro sending ihelr women mid children to the Blanaonabatto moun tains. A Bolo chief and 100 men wore captured at Hallnag. General Lawton has released many of his prisoners. Capture CoininlHMiry Stores. WASHINGTON , May 6. The War dcpart- mont has received the following : MANILA. May D. Adjutant General , Washington : Following casualties at San Tomas yesterday : One officer. Lieutenant Toggart , Twentieth Kansas , and four en listed men killed ; three olllccrs , twenty-two enllaled men wounded. Among the wounded Is General Funuton , hand , slight. Lawton rc'purts the capture of over 1SO.OOO oushelS of rice and 2G3 tons of sugar at BaHnag , Value of subsistence captured at Maloios , $1 , . CiOO.OOO. Largo captures rloo and corn bp- roiiKlng to the enemy at other points. In surgents destroyed by flro yesterday the town of San Tomus , and last evening 11 rod the city of San Fernando. OTIS. The records of the War department do no't contain the name of Lieutenant Toggart- The dead oftlcor probably la William II. Mc- Tnggart. NEW YOKK , May r , . A Manila dispatch to the Journal says General Luna was wounded In the lighting near San Tomas yubtorday. The dispatch also says that the monitor Monadnock Is today shelling 1'arana- iiuo , south of Manila. WIII'IIMA.W HISIMtllT.S KAVOIl AI1IY. .State ni-iiartmeiit Well SalUflcd with I'mUITNM of CoillllllMMloll. WASHINGTON. May 5. The State depart ment , today received a dispatch from Presl- dnnt Schurmann of the Philippine commis sion giving the substance of the conference with the repriuontatlves ot Agulnaldo and asking for further Instructions. Whllo the text of the dispatch Is not to be made public , Secretary Hay stated that It showed a very satisfactory condition of affair * In the Phil ippines and pointed to a settlement of the dldlcultlus thero. The reply of the president to Prof.'Schur- | iminn'fl cablegram , It Is understood , stated that he WHS very anxious to have the peace negotiations concluded at the earliest possi ble moment , ant. to this end he desired that no unnecessary or humiliating condi tions should bo Imposed upon the Itmir- Kouttf. It ls believed In administration cir cled that as soon as Agulualdo is convinced of the sincerity of the American government ho will agree to surrender. Ho will be re quired , however , to lay down hla arms. Thin will be the principal condition , and un til an agreement an this point Is reached the negotiations will not make any progress to ward a conclusion , Promotion * In KIIUNUM HcKlmiMil , TOPEKA , May B. Governor Stanley made the following promotions today In the Twentieth Kansas on recommendation of General Fred J. Funston : Wilder S. Met- calf of Lawrence , Junior major , to bo colonel , vivo F. J. Funston , promoted ; William H. Bishop of Salina , captain Company M , to be Junior majoi ; Daniel F. Craig of Garnett , Hrb ( lieutenant of Company U , to be captain in place of William H. Bishop , Edward J , IJardy , second lloutenant U Company M , to idcceed Lluutcuuut Craig ; Casslus E , Warner of Fort Scott , sergeant of Company F. to be second lloutenant , vice Hardy ; John C. Wurptiy ot Lcuvenwortb , sergeant Company i C , to bi > second lieutenant , vlco William A. McTagRart of Company 0 , killed In action. LAWRENCE , May C. Wilder S. Mclcalf , Junior major , Twentieth Kansas , wns born nt Mlle , Me. He went to Ohio nt an early HKO and was graduated from Obcrlln college In 1STS. Ho tame lo Kansas In 1S37 and In 1S ! > 7 he was graduated from the law school of Kansas university. Whllo In Ohio ho had his first military training and rose to ilt1 rank of captain of the Ohio National On coming to Kansas ho connjctcd | tli Company H of the Kansas rising to the > rank of captain. Ho .vaa . promoted to major , lieutenant and finally to colonel of the First regiment of the Kansas National Guard , which place ho held when appointed major of the Twentieth Kansas. Wax a Si'hool Tcai'lipr , COFFEYVILL13 , Knn. , May r , . Second Lieutenant W. A. McTaggart of Company G , Twentieth Kansas , killed Thursday In the Philippines , was a son of the late Stnto Senator Danlal McTaggart. Ho enlisted at Independence , May .1. 1SS ! ) , nnd wns chosen tecond lieutenant unanimously. Prior to his enlistment he was a principal In the Coffey- vlllc sclfools. Ho was about 24 years old and was considered ono of the brightest young men Jn the county and was excep tionally popular. Ills mother lives on a farm near Liberty , six miles north of hero , and received the news of her son's death by cablegram thls.mornlng. IVIIIIMIIM Captain Anionn Wonmlfd. LEAVENWORTH , Kali. , May 5. Captain William Albright , Company C , Twentieth Kansas , Is probably one of the three officers wounded nt San Tomas yesterday whose names General Otis failed to remember. His mother hero today received this cablegram from him : "Nothing serious. WILL. " Captain Albright was for the last twelve years In the banking business and enlisted In the army In April , 1S98. I'roniotliin for Wonndi-d VolmitrtT. FORT fiCOTT , Knn. , iMay 5. W. C. War ner of this place has received a cablegram from his son , Casslus E. Warner of the Twentieth Kansas regiment , announcing that ho was wounded , but not dangerously. Warner's promotion to the rank of second lieutenant was announced by Governor Stanley today. He was sergeant major and has been by General Funston's side In the campaign. DANGER OF OUTBREAK OVER Throe Hundred anil Fifty Minor * * Held to AiiNtvtT for Illot nail " . ( III Sol di or N Stand Cuard. WARDNER , Idaho , May 5. Three hun dred and fifty miners , accused of participa tion in Saturday's riot , are now couflneG hero under guard of United States troops. With today's arrivals 600 troops are In the Coeur d'Alcne district and all fear of fur ther outbreaks Is past , The charges against the prisoners will bo rioting , destroying property and stopping- United States malls. It Is unlikely that al : the prisoners will bo tried , but they will beheld held until evidence is collected against the leadera. The Inquest over the bodies of Smith nnd Cheycnl will probably last for at least a week , as there are about n hundred wit nesses to examine. The nuruber.iof > rlH > iiers hero Is con stantly being Increased and diminished. Suspects brought in and found to be inno cent are released Immediately. The Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mine com pany has let n contract for new machinery and timber for the reconstruction of the mill which was blown up a week ago. The mine is now being operated with about sev enty-five men. It Is said that a charge ot murder will be lodged against a number of the prisoners here. WALLACE , Idaho , May C. Nothing but the pumps worked on Canyon creek today. The hcglrn via Murray to Thompson Falls still continues. Thirty or more fugitives have already passed Murray. Some twenty prisoners , seven from Mul- lune'and the balance taken hero today , were placed on a train for Wardnnr. LEARY WILL GOVERN GUAM So Nitvnl fiov Tiioi- Starts for llM- tnnt 1'oHl with Marines and ANNorti'd Carno. NEW YORK , May 5. Naval Governor Richard P. Leary of the Island ot Guam will sail at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon ou the Yosemlto for his Pacific ocean station. Captain Leary said today : "All my orders have been published. We have been sent ou. to govern Guam and wo are going t do it. " The Yosemlto carries nn assorted cargn , There Is a canal boat stowed .in the hold , a buggy , stoves , .ranges , bicycles and goods enough to stock a country store. The one hundred nnd twenty-five marines are under command ot Major A. C. Kolton. They have n band of ten pieces. The voyage will bo made by way of the Suez canal. The Yose- mlto carries a buttery of five-Inch rapid firs guns. Naval Governor Leary Is a native of Balti more and was graduated from Annapolis Hi 18GI ) . In the war with Spain ho commanded the San Francisco. Captain Leary will also bo postmaster general of Guam. Ho carries all the paraphernalia of n postal station. Guam Is to be made a naval station. Bar racks fcr fiOO marines will be erected. SHE DESERTS HER HUSBAND Wlfi * of Kormer Omaha Saloon Ki'i-pfr lon V * N Him In the Iarch In KXIINIIH City , KANSAS CITY , May 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) Max Line , who says ho was a saloon keeper In Omaha for ten years , brought his wife , two trunks and $300 to Kansas City last Monday to open electrical massage par lors. They stayed ut a hotel at Sflventh nnd Slain streets until yesterday afternoon , when they prepared to move to 202 , Inde pendence avenuo. When the trunks were in the wagon ready to start Mrs. Line sent her husband to purchase tickets for the Orpheum. She promised to meet him at the new homo. When Line returned his wife , I his trunks and the $300 were not to bo I feu nil. He describes the missing Mrs , Line . as sometimes going by the name of Hatlle j Lewis. She Is 35 years old and weighs 175 ] > imiuls. Slio wears a blue dress and a scar near the left eye. Sloano Till.i-K HaoU 1IU Kwtnto , NEW YORK. 'May ' D. Henry T. Sloane bus decided to take back the residence in East Seventy-second street nnd Its contents which ho presented to his former wife , now Mrs , Perry Belmont , In October last , nnd j which a few days ago she turned over to Mho State Trust company to be reconvened ! to Mr. Sloano , if ho would accept It , and in ! the contrary event , lo bo sold and the pro- i cceds Invested for the benefit of their two | children. The announcement ot his decision was mudQ today In a letter to his counsel , I Augustus 0. Brown. The retranafcr was made conditional on the payment by Mr. Sloane of personal debts contracted by his | former wifefilnco their separation , amountIng - Ing to about $64,000 , plus air Incumbranccs i of the pri'inltiC's , such as taxes and the interest - ! terest on u mortgage of $75.000 , Tlicso con- l dltlonu Mr , Sloane accepted. The house and , I Its contents aie said to bo worth $150,000 , ATKINSON WOULD LOAD MAIL His Desire Eavealed to Send Pamphlets by Wholesale to Manila , POSTMASTER SMITH STATES HIS POSITION letter I * HonrodauiMl ( n Itrfiiln Cliiliu that It AVn Intended In ' Mnll Only a l'o\v WASHINGTON , May > " > . The I'ostomcc de. partment today made public the letter of Edward Atkinson of Boston , on which the action of the department In seizing his pam phlets was baaed. Many letters asking In formation about the subject have reached here and today \l\c following titnicmoiit was given out by Postmaster General Emory Smith : In view of the statement of Mr. Ed ward Atkinson that ho sent hla pamphlets only to Admiral Dewey , General Otis , Presi dent Schurman and three or four others , the letter of Mr. Atkinson containing Ills appli cation will be of Interest , it Is as follows : BOSTON. April 22. To the Secretary of War , Washington : Sir I desire to send u largo number of the enclosed pamphlets on the "Cost of n National Crime , " "The Hell of War and Its Penalties , " "Criminal Ag gression : by Whom Commuted , " to the of ficers and privates In the Philippine Islauds. I therefore desire to know whether or not these documents' can bo sent directly through the War department or may bo forwarded in duo course of mall. A list of regiments Is desired and It there arc printed lists of of ficers available they would serve me a very useful purpose. EDWARD ATKINSON. No answer was made to this letter , except to send 1111 official copy to the postmaster general , who Issued Instructions to the post master at San Francisco to hold the pam phlets. Spirit of l'aniihlotN. The spirit and design of the pamphlets will bo Indicated by a few extracts. In one of them Mr. Atkinson says : "I will append one Question to each reader : How much Increase of taxation are you willing to bear and how many of your neighbors' sons are you ready to sacrifice by fever , malaria and venereal disease in order to extend the sovereignty of the United States over the West Indies and the Phil ippine Islands ? " A ln , after describing what ho calls the "Hen of War and Its Penalties , " Mr. At kinson says : "Lest others should be en trapped Into enlistment Into the regular army or volunteer service In the tropics , It will only bo fair and honest oa the part ot the recruiting olllcers to be put In possession of these facts. " Mr. Atkinson also says : "The way has al ready become plain for the youth of | he land to avoid disease In the tropics by re fusing to volunteer or enlist In the army 01- ths navy of the United States , " Mr. Atkinson not only speaks thus of and to the soldiers of the United States , but ht > encourages the Filipinos to Insurrection when ho says , "They have the power to onto * Into International relations and they ma > yet bo recognized by other powers. " NOM Demand for 1'mnnlilo.tw. BOSTON , May B. Edward Atkinson said' today that the demand for copies of the pamphlets" which the postmaster general ordered taken from the Philippine mails has Increased so rapidly within the last few days that the supply has been exhausted temporarily. AUTOMOBILES FOR CHICAGO w SyMf'in Will I'rohahly Co Into Oiu-riitlon Within a Month Ic- tallH oC the Ural. CHICAGO , May 5. Principals nnd accred ited representatives of the Whitney-Elklns- Wldoner syndicate ot New York and Phila delphia tonight have been In close consulta tion with officers of the local street rail way Interests at the Auditorium annex. Levy Mayer , general counsel for the Whltnoy-Elklns-Wldener syndicate , In an Interview .tonight regarding the projected sale of the consolidated street railways , said : "Mr. Yorkes has not yet parted with his holdings. I think he will , however. I will not say whether negotiations have been closed. I think the chances are his holdings will be acquired by others. If so Mr. Yerkes will get a large amount of money for his Interests ; I should , say at least $10,000,000 , although I cannot speak with authority upon that point. " Attorney Mayer Intimated that negotia tions might bo removed to Now York be fore matters could be consummated. Mr. Mayer will probably leave for the east to morrow. With reference to the new Illinois Electric Vehicle company , which was today Incor porated In New Jersey , Mr. Mayer gave out the following statement : "The Electric Vehicle company has com pleted the purchase of the Sicilians & Halsko Electric company of America , whoso plant Is located In this city. The Slemans com pany bought and enlarged the old Grant locomotive works a few years ago. The plant covers seven acres and has facilities fcr the employment of 2,000 men. Isaac L. Rico , who Is the president of the Elnctrical Storage Battery company and of the Elec trical Vehicle company , was elected presi dent of the Slemans company. "Todav there was coinnlcted the Illinois Electric Vehicle Transportation company , which Is controlled by the Electric Vehicle company , which Is the parent company. The Illinois company will go Into operation at once. Samuel In&ull will become Its president. The company was chartered to day In New Jersey with a capital of $23- $ 000,000. "Tho Electric Vehicle company has made a contractual alliance with the Pope Manu facturing ccmpany of Hartford , which manu factures automobiles. Back of ull those elec tric vehicle companies Is the Storage Bat tery company , which owns the underlying storage battery patents. That company will supply the vehicle and transportation com panies with storage batteries. "The Electric Vehicle Interests have re cently purchased the substantiation of the solid rubber tire patents and Industry of the United States , "Tho chlof owners of the Electric Vehicle and Storage Battery enterprises nro William C. Whitney. P. B. Wldcner. W. E. Elkins , M. Maloney. Isaac Rico , Thomas Dolan , Antony B. Brady and Thomas Ryan. " The Slemans & Halsko company Is capit alized at $2,000,000. Charles T. Yerkos and his son , Charles E. Yerkes , have held a controlling Interest In this company and the younger Mr. Yerkes was Its president , being now succeeded by Isaac L. Rice. In the opinion of Mr. Mayer , the new company will have a line of automobiles running In the streets of Chicago by the middle of June , NIMV llalltviiy 12 < | CHICAGO , May 5. The Chronicle tomor row will say : Manufacturers of specialties ueed In the manufacture of rajlway rolling stock have united und will transfer their plants to a new corporation which will bear the title of the American Railway Equip ment company A charter will bo secured in Nety * Jersey and the company will bo capitalized lo the amountTpf $22,000.000. Of this amount $10.000,000 will be preferred stock and the remaludE common. The president of the now dpany will bo n. Chicago man yet to bej ftsen. The gen- eral offices will bo loclv Si in this city. The following Board ot ( jtrcolors has been chosen : J. E. French , , S < bw York ; Henry M. LaiiRhlln. ChlcagoicgNVJillftrd A. Smllh , Chicago ; George. B. f Jglrton , St. Louis ; James J. McCarthy. VVjUjam 1) . Sargent , William V. Kelly , CharjeKp. Qulney , Wil liam J. Cook nnd E. BM Igh of Chicago ; James H. Berry nnd ClCyies 11. Hutchlns , Detroit. Final organization , IneJuPW the election of officers , will bo compljrtMbefore Juno 1 , SHARKS WILL ClsOSS OCEAN Tout of WlrolcfiK Tcjlfivrnnhy W ill ! Jlndo Dnrliip ; CoitUna ? Content for A nier LONDON , May G. AccoQIng to a statc- mcnt made to the corTtenondent here of the Associated Press today by the secretary of the Wireless Tolegranh company , the first attempt to transmit Atlantic messages by the Marconi system will be mode during the contests for the Amerl&a's cup. Stations will bo astabllshed ut Sandy Hook and elsu- where along the courseVlald out for the great yacht race from -Which the entire con tests will be visible. Messages recording the progress of the races will be transmitted from these stations to a point on the Irish coast In the neighborhood 'of Wntcrvlllo. The secretary of the "Wireless Telegraph company added that Sir TJlitmias Lipton and the authorities of the United' States nnd Great Britain had been notified of the project and that all had expressed themselves as being Intensely 'Interested. armors MKTIIODS OK HIUTAIN. Hoxolir-ry CrltlelN - I'nrtlnllty In tci-lnu ; Colonial EuturiirlNex , LONDON , May 5. The earl ot Rosebery , former liberal prime minister hud lord presi dent of the council , addreasdng the London Liberal club tonight and dilating upon the "Present Universality of Imperialism In the British Possessions , " said he thought tli" government was pursuing curious methods ot fostering Imperialism when it placed a tax upon Australian wines and offered "only n miserable contribution , til'd up with IrK- somti conditions , to the great Canadian and Australian proposal for animperlal cable. " Ho added a scathing rebuke to the threats of the radical membersy'of the House ot Commons to oppose thojgrant to General Kltchoner of Khartoum' in recognition or the services of the slrdar'dn the Anglo-Egyp tian campaign for the reoonqUest of the Sou- dan. f , Later in the evening , when replying to i toast to his health , in which the hope had been expressed that he wguld quickly return to nctlvo politics. Lord | Rosobery Bald : "I hope nothing has occurred tonight that can bo taken as an Indication that I have any Intention of returning to.- the nctlvo arena. which , deliberately and for good reasons , I forsook in 1898 , " * FIIKVCIXET HHSISXTS CIUTICISM. $ Hi-Iiort tlinl the French Mliilntcr of War linn tlon given to his explanation In the Cham ber ot Deputies today regarding the sus pension of the lectures of M. Duruy , a pro fessor in the Ecolo Polytechnlque , after dis turbances by his students. The discussion was heated nnd M. do Freyclnct was freely criticised. He ex plained that Prof. Duruy had written a pro-Dreyfus article , which had Irritated the students , whereupon the principal of the school , in the Interest of good order , had suspended the lectures. M. do Freycluet stated that he fully ap proved the action of the principal. This announcement was greeted with loud cries of disapproval and the minister of war ex claimed that , Inasmuch as it was Impos sible for him to speak , ho would leave the tribune. fold Slioiililcr for UK11liiionlM. . ( Copyright , 1S99 , by FroH Publishing Co. ) LONDON , May 5. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Sloano di vorce nnd Mrs. Sloane's rapid marriage have excltert amazement In London society. The question has been asked whether or not the Perry Belmonts would be received hero by the sot In which both wore accustomed to move on former visits. The answer Is em phatically no. English smart society will go on for years receiving women who notoriously riously are guilty with members of tin * same set. Not only will It receive them , but hostesses above question themselves will in vite these couples to their country house parties nnd give them every facility for enjoying - joying each other's society , but once the nr- falr so long winked at or even connived ni conies before a law court , society absolutely closes Its doors and turns away Its face from the woman. The man after a period of se clusion Is to some extent reinstated , but the woman never. There Is no question that It Mr. und Mrs. Perry Belmont took a house , in London and attempted to entertain they would bo given the cold shoulder by their former friends he-re. 13 a fort ! I UK tin * I'Mnlii'ry la VN. ST. JOHNS , N. F. , May C. The British armed sloop Alert will proceed to the treaty coast of Newfoundland next Sunday to en force the herring fishery laws In the inter ests of the French. The British armed sloop Buzzard will go to the Island of St. Pierre nnd the Brit ish third-class cruiser Comus , the flagship , will qoino to St. Johns , The French squadron Is expected along the coast within a month nnd French lob ster catchers nro already landing on the coast. The colonists are eagerly waiting the action of the Imperial government in the settlement of the difficulty. ANHIIHrrlilil.Nhi | | > | > Iri'Iaml , PARIS , May 5. A writer in one of the morning papers here today complains In the strongest terms of what ho calls the abdica tion ot the French clergy , who allow a foreign priest ( meaning Archblsnop Irqland of Minnesota ) to preside at the celebration of the anniversary of the deliverance of Orleans and to pronounce n panegyric upon Joan of Arc. The writer , not satisfied with this , Indulges In personalities , attacking Archbishop Ireland , who , he declares , la hostile to France. OraVrx Ainrrlran l.ooiiinollVI-N. LONDON , May 5. The Great Central Railway company has ordered twenty freight engines at the Baldwin Locomotive Works ot Philadelphia. Will .Not Sup ultli CHICAGO , May 5. Samuel B , Cook , gen eral manager of the ways nnd means de partment of the democratic national com mittee , who returned from St. Louis today , confirmed the report that Mayor Harrison and ox-Governor Altgcld will bo Invited to attend the big democratic banquet at St. Louis May 25. According to reports In thu city hall. Mayor Harrison Is not likely to accept the Invitation If Altgcld Is also afcked to attend. Moaiui ArrUcM from .South SIMIK , SAN FRANCISCO , May 5 , The steamship Moana , from Auckland , Apia and Honolulu , has arrived. HEROIC DEATH OF MOMI1AN Fuller Advic3s Describe the Ambush of Sailors on Sainoau Plantation , ENSIGN REFUSES TO DESERT LANSDALE Kmpty Itevnlvrr ami Dead Nnllvrn Toll Story ot 111 * IIIN | Stand ClronniNtnnooNll Point to 1'orlldy of Planter. SAN FRANCISCO , May G. The regular correspondent of the Associated Press , writ- lug from Apia , Samoa , under date of April 20 , gives a detailed account of the fiRtitliiR In which Lieutenant Lansdalo and Ensign Monaghan of the American navy nnd Lieu tenant Freeman of the British nnvy lost their lives. On April 1 a landing party made up ot sixty American sailors nnd marines aim sixty-two English sailors nnd about' ' 120 na tives proceeded to Vallelc to break up nu assemblage of rebels who 'had been commit ting depredations In the vicinity. The party was under command of Lieutenant Angul Freeman , first officer of the Tauranga , anil with him wcro Lieutenants Oave of the Por- polso and Hlckman of the Royalist. The Americans were under command of Lieuten ant Lansdale , who had with him Knslgn Monaghan nnd Lieutenant Perkins of the marine corps. Dr. Lung of the Philadelphia also accompanied the expedition. When the party had reached the German plantation Lieutenant Cave asked Captain Hufnagle , the German manager , It thoio were any Snmoans in the vicinity. The manager Enid that none'had ' been there that day. At that very moment nnd within a few hun dred yards of the expedition was a large body of rebels. Hufnaglo advised that n return home bo made by way ot the main road through the pjantntlon , ns everything was quite safe ami no rebels had been about. Three other Ger mans were with Hufnaglo und heard tula conversation. No one gave any warning of danger. The return march to the beach was commenced and no sooner had the men got out of the plantation when at n bend In the road 400 yards away large numbers of rebels were seen. A Colt automatic gui , , of which the natives have great dread , was Immediately brought forward. It refused to act. The rebels got oil clear and n halt was made to flx the gun. This took halt nn hour and then Lieutenant Lansdale fired a few trial shots. The gun worked all rlglu nnd the march was resumed , with the friendly natives In the lead. Misled by the Information ot Hufnnglc , It was decided to return by the main road. The open space where the Germans had bceil massacred by Mataafa's followers years ago was passed and the troops marched down the road to a narrow gully , the sides ot which were covered with Buffalo grans. On the top of the slope , Just after the last or the troops had begun to march through the gully , the rebels fired upon them. The line was about 300 yards In length. The rebels were lying In the long grass , whllo some were In the tops of cocoanut trees. Colt Gun Knlln tit Xce.il. The Colt gun again refused to act and while Lieutenant LausKlciloyiis tryjng to.flx It hn was wounded In the" knee. A'ftbb beginning of the fight Lieutenant Freeman was shot through the chest and fell dead. The friendly natives retreated at the first fire and the white force was too weak to cope with the rebels and the whole com mand was thrown Into confusion. To retreat was Imperative and the automatic gun was accordingly abandoned after the ammuni tion had been scattered and the breach taken away , rendering It still more uselces. The allied forces were surrounded on three sides. Through the scrub and grass the sailors retired , Lansdalo being assisted by his men. The firing of the rebels was severe. Lanadalc , who was being assisted by Ensign 'Monaghan ' and two men , seeing that they could not get away , urged them to leave him to his fate. One of the salloro was shot dead and the other , seeing ho could not save his officer , retreated and os- caped. Monaghan refused to go nnd stayed by his fellow ofllcer. Next morning their headless bodies were found on the battle field. Monaghan's revolver was empty as alee was Lansdalo's. Between thorn lay the dead bodlea of three rebels. 'Monaghan ' before the last men left him shot the chief Alno dead as ho was advancing on Lansdale. Deserters from the 'Mataafa ' camp relate how Monagban stood pvor Lansdalo until that ofilccr was was shot dead and then tried to escape himself , but was unable to do iso. When the American party reached the beach It was found that four men wore miffing besides the olllceis. They were Ed- sell nnd Butler of the Philadelphia and Long and Prout from the British ships. ' Dr. Lung , who had been conspicuous for his coolness and t > ravery under fire , took command of the American forcrs and on tho' approach of reinforcements the rebels re tired. Several of the Malletoan natives lost their lives. The desecrated budloa of the three olllcois were recovered next morning on the field and on Easter Sunday they were burled with the heads , which had been re covered by a French priest. All the leadIng - Ing American nnd British residents and officials were present. The Germans wore conspicuous by their absence , the only one attending being _ Pastor Margraf , who had known Lansdalo'in the United States. The Gorman war ship Falko had Its ( lag at half- mast and Its officers went ashore with two wreaths entwined with the Gorman na tional colors. MM ! of CiiNiinlfloN. In the fight there were- killed on the Mataafa side forty-three and fifty wore wounded. A complete list of the white dead nnd wounded Is as follows : Americans , dead : LIEUTENANT PHILLIP LANSDALE. ENSIGN J. II. MONAGHAN. COXSWAIN T. BUTLER. ELECTRICIAN NORMAN B. EDSBLL. PRIVATE THOMAS HOLLOWAY of the marine corps. PRIVATE JOHN E. MUDGE of the marine corps. Wounded : Coxswain J. H. Wellington , shot In elbow. Fireman E. Andrews , right leg. Landsman J. C. John , left shoulder. Landsman J. W. Laird , left hip. Marino John McCarty , right wrist. English dead : FIRST LIEUTENANT E. A. FREEMAN. SEAMAN A. H. THORNBERY. EDMUND HALLORAN , ordinary seaman. MONTAGUE ROGERS , ordinary seaman. JOHN LONG , leading Keaman. JOHN PROUT. leading beaman. Wounded : Marino Foxworthy. Marino Robert Hunt. The last named was knocked senseless during the ambush. The natives thought him dead and cut off his right car. The shock brought him to and he escaped. Tront-'hory of UufniiKlo. Captain Hufnaglo , the German manager , has been arrested for the complicity In the fight of April 1. Ho 's ' held on toarl 'ho German ship Falke , under pledge frum Us commander to return him to Captain Stuart on demand. Affidavits have been made by men engaged In the Vallclo fight 'hit a white man was with the rebels directing CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nehrnska . Shonors ; Southeast Winds. Toinnorntiiro i\t Umiilin > otonU l Hour. IH-u. Hour. Dow them throughout the engagement , Hufmglo answers the description of this man exactly. Ho was seen at the station and gave mis leading information to the troops i\s they passed his house on the way out , but \vjci they returned he was not to UP seen. Deserters - sertors from Mntaafa's forces said lh.it on n previous occasion Hufnagle had narrowly escaped being shot while encouraging the natives to revolution. Von Buclow , a Uu dan cavalry officer , has boon deported to Sydney by the German commander. Ho was scon on April 12 In command of n body of f > 00 men on the way to reinforce Matanfa. A large body ot friendly natives bas been armed nnd put under the command of Lieutenant Gaunt of the British navy. Ho. has been drilling them Incessantly nnd 1ms brought them to n line state of discipline. They promise u mnko good fighters. On April 17 Valllmu , the homo of Robeit Louis Stevenson , was shelled by the Porpoise poise , as It 'had ' been occupied by rebels who were firing on the allied forces. The house Is utterly ruined. From that time to now the rebels have kept n\\ay from Apia , nl- though they are within nn hour's marcs from town , There IB no sign of surrender. "Defiance and death , " Is the rebels' cry. t'riiolaiiiatloii of Kaulr. . On March 23 Admiral Knulz , In order to glvo the Malnafans a chance to submit with out more bloodshed , Issued the following proclamation : H is hereby made known to all Samoans that Malletao Tanumanil has been Installed as king ot Samoa by the combined naval forces of Great Britain nnd America on March 23. His Hag was saluted by the war ships of these powers. Now all Samoans of the so-called Matnnfii section arc In formed that If they acknowledge , by send ing deputations nt once from each district , their lawful king , Malletoa Tanumallll. who holds his position by the great treaty and decision of the chief Justice under U , they wllr bo allowed to return to their homes and resume their usual avocations without molestation. The very strongest measures will be taken at once against all rebels who do not comply with this proclamation. No answer was sent to this , although the rebels considered It at a full meeting. It was stated that they were at first willing to obey , but German Influence persuaded them to hang out for news from Germany , which was sure to arrive by the next mall. Instead of N obey Ing , the rebels throw up barricades and prepared for acMvo war. KINGTANUS SUES FOR SALARY Co a nil I OHhoriie Ilffancs to 1'ay Amount on Order ot Ciov- vriiiaunt. SAN FRANCISCO , 'May ' 5. Private ad vices from Apia , elate that United States Consul vO3borrie-- ' who' is" acting presldunt , and , as such , custodian of "tho revenue , 13 ordered by the Beilln treaty as such cus todian to pay money to the order of the Somoan government. The government , through Its secretary of state , has drawn 'an ' order on the custodian of the revenue for the amount of King Tanus1 salary for the month of January , "but " Osborno has re fused to pay and proceedings have been taken against him by way of petition to the supreme court to compel payment. Osborne , It Is stated , Is the only ono of British or American officials who will have anything to do with the German consul , Rose. Osborne , however , has frequent con ferences with the German consul and Is quite Intlmato with him. It Is stated that his attitude Is regarded with great disfavor by the British and Americana at Samoa. CORRECTION IN KAUTZ CABLE CoiuiinillfN Supply th < > MNNIIK ! | AVordH In tin ; Admiral's .HoNNan < ; from Samoa , WASHINGTON , May G. The Navy de partment has been supplied by the cable companies with the following corrected statement of Admiral Kautz's cablegram of yesterday ; AUCKLAND , May 4. ( Apia , April 27. ) Secretary ot the Navy , Washington : All quiet at Apia. Mataafa and his chiefs in their letter of April 25 agreed to keep outside lines prescribed by British senior officer present and myself and to observe peace until arrival of commission. Think that there will not bo more lighting. KAUTZ. ACCOUNT OH1 HUNT'S < : AII < A\TIY. HiiKllxli Sctllimil ThrotVN Ills Iot tvllh AVotindcd Anu-rlunii and UNI-HIU-H. SAN FRANCISCO , May C. The steamer Alameda , which left here several weeks ago for Australia via Honolulu and Ajiln , had as passengers from Apia for Australia two active participants in the fight which took place near Apia several weeks ago , In which Lieutenant Lansdnlo nnd Ensign Monaghan lost their lives , They were Marino Corporal Harry Hunt and Marino John Foxworthy , of the British war ship Porpoise , both having been wounded In the battle. The case of Hunt is especially noteworthy , as ho was thu man who remained with Lansdalo and Mon aghan on thu field of battle after the re treat had been sounded. Lansdalo had been wounded nnd Monag han had goho to his aid , and the two were cut off from the rest of the party. Hunt , seeing tholr plight , left the ranks nnd ran to their assistance. ' In the fight Lansdalo and Monarchal ! wcro killed and Hunt was struck by n blow with n club. In the quarrel over the pos session of the arms , Hunt managed to get on his feet and a blow from an axe Intended to decapitate him , fell short , but cut off ono of his cars. Ho afterward reached the brush and though almost dead from loss of blood was rescued by his companions. The wounded men were sent to Auckland for medical treatment. SAVING A SPANISH PRIZE Itclna MorooiloN IN foiiHldrrrd Scn- irorlhy and Will Ho Tourd too \o viiort ! YiMtM < SANTIAGO DE CUBA , May 5. The former Spanish cruiser Rclna Mercedes , udlch wan sunk In the channel of Santiago harbor dui- Ing the bombardment by Admiral Sampson'H fleet on July fi nnd whioh was recently raised , pumped out and brought to tills city for re pairs , left Its moorings today and was towed to the center of the harbor Iw readiness to start for Newport News as soon ns the low boat arrives. Some practical navigators predict a repe tition of the disaster which befell the in fanta Terexa whllo on Us way ncriti If rougu weafh'iT bhauld ben encountered , but tin , Rvlna Mcrcodce looks as if it were ten. worth/ . WISCONSIN \\1L\ER \ \ Beloit College Boy Oatlalks His Brother Undergraduate Orators , RQLLO L , LYMAN TAKES FIRST PLACE Dapanw University Man of Indiana is Second in the Precession , SIMPSON COLLEGE , IOWA , GETS THIRD Nebraska State University's Man Shows Up Fourth ou the List , SPEAKING CONTINUES AFTER MIDNIGHT .Mont nf the Vnuiirr .Men Tonch on thu I'hllllilitnc ( Inentluii mid Two Itt-olto "T U ? ! ! | thu White Man'n HiiriH'ii.1' LINCOLN , May C. ( Special TV The Interstate collegiate oratorlcul contest , with representatives from ten rvatevi par ticipating , took pluco at the Oliver theater tonight with the following result : First place Rollo L. Lyman of Beloit college , Wisconsin , Second place George E. Farrnr ot Depamv university , Indiana. Third place A. M. Halladay , Simpson college , Iowa. Nebraska got fourth plrtco ; Missouri , fifths Illinois , sixth ; Minnesota , seventh ; Kansas , eighth ; Ohio , ninth ; Colorado , tenth. The following acted as Judges for the con test : John P. Irish , San Francisco ; Presi dent Thwlng , Western Reserve university ; Pnsldont Angul ! , Michigan university , thought nnd composition ; Congrebsman Clark , Missouri ; Rov. C. 11. Mitchell , Min neapolis ; Hon. T. E. Dovoy , Abilene , do- livery. The meeting was opened with prayer hy the Rev. II. 0. Rowlands. After a musical selection by the Nebraska quar tet , Chancellor MacLean delivered an ad- drers of welcome to the visiting delegates and debaters. Fred U. Hill of Carli-lon college legeNorthfluld , Minn. , president of the as sociation , presided. The first speaker was Y. A. Chamberlain of Dounlson university , Ohio , who spoke on "Legislative Control of Cities. " Nebraska unlveisltyvna repre sented by C. D. Talbot , who took for his subject "William Lloyd Garrison. " Thla number was fifth on the program. Siioalci-rx and ThHr Sahjcolo. The representatives of the different col leges and their subjects were ns follows : Nebraska C. D. Talbot , University of Ne braska , "William Lloyd Garrison. " Illinois Harry G. Howard , Eureka col- Tege , "The Grand Old Man. " Wisconsin R. E. Lyman. Beloit , "Tho Altruism of American Expansion. " Minnesota Ernest G. Toan , Carleton col lege , "War a Factor of Civilization. " Kansas A. C. Northrup , Sallna Wesleyon , "The Changing Policy of the United States. " .r-ojorajo Chark" ! W. rkwc'orf , Uni versity "of Denver , "The Dignity of Obedl- ence. " Iowa S. M. Hollldny , Simpson college , "Twentieth Century Politics. " Ohio John S. Chamberlain , Dennlson uni versity , "Legislative Control of Cities. " Missouri D. II. Farrell , Tarklo college , "Retributive Justice. " Indiana George E. Farrar , DoPnuw uni versity , "Tho Coming King. " The debnto was attended by students from all over the west. There were numeroun delegations here from high schools In this state and quite u number of the colleges rep resented In the debate had "rooters" In dim audlonco to cheer up tholr leaders. A dele gation of over a hundred students arrived hero thin morning from Tarklo , Mo. Simp son college , Iowa , nnd Crelghton college , Omaha , also sent a largo delegations. The states represented extend from Ohio to Col orado nnd from . .Missouri to the Canadian line. This contest comes to Nebraska about once In ten years. There were about thlrty- llvo orators and official delegates from other states besides numerous college delegations from Kansas , Missouri , Iowa und Minnesota. Nearly forty colleges In the territory of the Interstate association were represented by official delegates. The speaking continued until nftcr 12 o'clock. Nearly all the speakers touched on the question of expansion and two of them quoted Klpllng'o poem , "Take Up the Whlto Man's Burden. " Every address was followed by tremendous applause and college yella , CnilftH on I'arnil * ! . Work at the State university was sus pended this afternoon nnd the time was devoted - voted to entertaining the visitors. At 5 o'clock t'hls ' afternoon the cadet battalion was reviewed by the chancellor and Imme diately preceding this the cadet band gave n concert on the campus. Chancellor nnd Mra. MacLean gave an Informal reception at their homo on H street yesterday afternoon to nil of the delegates who hod arrived up to that time. IOWA CITY , la. . May fi. ( Special Tolo- gram. ) Tonight at thu opera IIOUKO the debating - bating leagues of the State Unlvorulty of Iowa and the University of Minnesota dis cussed the following question : "Resolvcfl , That the United States Should Continue Its Policy of Expansion. " Iowa debaters were Messrs. John Ogden , Doddy nnd Barclay and had the negative. Minnesota debaters , McssrH. Burl'hclm , Leo nnd Miss Llzzlo Gra- 1mm , were on the affirmative. Judges : Hon. William B. Allison of Dubiiquo , Rov. Cato A. Kaye of Jefferson and Judge C. C , Cole of DCS Molnes. They decided two In favor of the negative and ono In the affirm ative. ' ORATOR FROM OBERLIN WINS Oratorical t'oiilcwt of WoNlcrii Col- V. ' II-KCN Ili-oldoil In Fat or of W. I , , I.OIIK. OUERLIN. 0. , May fi. W. L. Ixing of Clay Cantor , Kan. , Oborlln's representative , won Jim prlzo In thu Western Colleges' oratorical contest huld hero tonight. Ar thur E. Bestoo of Chicago university was second , NnrthwoMurn , represented by Barry Gilbert , was third ; Wisconsin fourth , Michi gan nnd Minnesota tied for fifth and Iowa wus last. The subject af the winner's oration waa "Lincoln's Debate with Douglas. " The de livery of Mr. Long was strong and effective. This Is the first time iho Oberlln has wou first prizo. Tin I'IntoVOI' | < ITH Adopt Si-nlo. COLUMBUS , O. , May 6. The National Protective Association of Tin Plato workers adjourned today , having adopted a scale which U carefully guarded from the public. The association selected Elwood , Ind. , for permanent hfudijuartorx and ducldud tu huld the nexi cunvcni'on ' In PltisburK. Hugh J. Scunlnn was ducted delegate to the m-xl annual convention of thu Amcrii'an Federa tion nf Labor and uau itUo cQinmlHiiloncd as organizer for the tin plate craft. Olficeru were elected aa folloi\b. pretideiit , Grcrpo Pottull Newcastle , Pa , m-i-rc'tury-trcasurcr , J. F. Berry , Ermwood , luil ,